The Goa police arrested Samson D'Souza for his alleged involvement in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Scarlette Keeling. D'Souza was last seen with the British tourist on the night of her murder. The police say there is evidence to prove that he had sex with Scarlette on the night of her murder. D'Souza has been charged with rape under the Indian Penal Code and Goa Children's Act.
According to the police, one of the accused had made IEDs and later tested them at several places in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haldwani in Uttarakhand.
Louis Berger officials had allegedly paid Rs 50-60 lakh each as bribe to former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and the then Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao.
Unfazed by the controversy over his comments on the gangrape of two Delhi-based women in Goa, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Saturday maintained it was a "small incident" and that it occurs where tourism flourishes.
The Goa government on Wednesday said it was monitoring the situation on the beaches in the wake of strike by lifeguards which entered its second day, even as 361 lifeguards were arrested after they took out a protest march defying prohibitory orders.
The incident took place when a youth, who had jumped into the river to commit suicide was being rescued by the fire and emergency service personnel, a police official said.
Even a month after a seven-year-old girl was raped in the premises of a Goa school, a special investigation team of police has failed to arrest the culprit.
D'Souza has admitted to having consensual sex with Scarlette, while insisting that there was no force used. However, as per India law, sex with a minor girl, even consensual, amounts to rape. Scarlette was 15-years-old when she died.
His remarks drew flak from Opposition Congress which alleged that it reflected the 'racist attitude' of the BJP government.
First a case of drowning, then rape and murder and now drug overdose -- the list of theories surrounding the death of British tourist Scarlette Keeling is endless. And even though the Goa police claims to have cracked the, doubts still linger on whether the cops have hushed up this case further. If one looks closely at the manner in which the investigation has been conducted, it raises several doubts.
Amid cross-voting, BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on Tuesday won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, defeating ruling Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi, officials said.
Ramani is in police custody in a forgery and cheating case related to the Jessica Lal murder.
Former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Kshitij Vyas, will pronounce his verdict next week over FSDL and FC Goa's appeal against sanctions imposed on them by Indian Super League's Regulatory Commission for boycotting the prize distribution ceremony following last edition's Indian Super League final.
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The tourist season for Russians in Goa, who lead the pack of foreign tourists flocking India's beach capital every year, has opened on an unpleasant note this year following a spate of upsetting incidents prompting the Russian authorities to issue an advisory for their nationals.
Salvador do Mundo village panchayat passed a resolution recently banning kissing in public along with consumption of liquor and playing loud music openly.
'Kejriwal could have easily deputed someone to step in as chief minister, but being the authoritative and self-centered personality that he is, he chose not to do it.' 'If the AAP loses Delhi, where it has a huge majority, the only one to blame would be Kejriwal,' asserts Ramesh Menon.
Pop singer Remo Fernandes, charged with threatening a minor, returned to Goa even as a local court fixed January 5 for arguments on his anticipatory bail petition.
A potpourri of political parties are in the fray in Goa.
Acharya walked into the Panaji police station at 2.30 pm and surrendered before the state police, who were unaware about his presence in Goa till then. Sources said that the Orissa police had tracked down his whereabouts on the basis of the mobile number which he was using. The signals indicated that Acharya was somewhere in north Goa.
Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, said on Saturday that she would meet Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat and seek clarifications on why the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe into her daughter's death was being delayed. Scarlett was allegedly drugged, raped and left to die on Anjuna beach in February. Fiona, who had gone to UK with Scarlett's body on March 30, arrived in Panaji today evening to follow up the investigation.
National Commission for Women member Nirmala Sawant Prabhavalkar on Thursday said Tehelka managing editor Shoma Chaudhury may have resigned because she fears she will be arrested.
The two obvious best choices are to combine OTT viewing time with some good eating, because Joe, Rishi and Co don't have to be the only ones dining well.
An alert has been sounded in Goa and police have intensified checking to track possible terror plots in the tourist hot spot, Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said on Thursday. The move follows the arrest of a suspected militant in Karnataka who had allegedly confessed his plans to strike in Karnataka and Goa. The militant had reportedly said that he could not translate his terror plans into action as he failed to receive a consignment of 50 kg RDX explosive from Pakistan.
Goa police investigating an allegation against famous pop singer Remo Fernandes that he threatened a minor girl, have sought CCTV footage of the ward at GMCH.
Goa Police has registered an FIR against several persons, including government officers who were allegedly involved in clearing the controversial five-storey project comprising 80 flats.
A United States-based Non-Resident Indian has been booked for allegedly posting a morphed picture of Goa's PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar in a bikini on social networking site Facebook.
Yogesh Naik had been hospitalised at the Goa Medical College on Friday and had been in a critical condition since.
Freddy Peats, the main accused in the racket, was convicted in March 1996, but died in April 2005 while in prison.
Goa was put on alert on Wednesday following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Tayiba.
A court in Goa capital Panaji on Wednesday issued a warrant to search Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's official residence in Delhi to trace former Goa minister Francisco 'Miccky' Pacheco who is reported to be absconding for a fortnight since his conviction in a 2006 assault case.
Lucky Farmhouse, a prime witness in the Goa drug peddler-policemen nexus case, on Thursday said she has given a detailed deposition before the Swedish police in which she has named Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik's son Roy.
A nine-year-old Russian girl was raped by an unidentified man at Arambol beach in north Goa, the police said on Wednesday. According to the complaint filed by the victim's mother at Pernem police station, her daughter was raped while she was playing in the beach waters on Tuesday.The incident took place between 5.30 pm and 6 pm after two persons struck up a conversation with the girl's mother on the beach.
The decision was taken to prevent crowding at shops and marketplaces amid the lockdown to contain the coronaviruspandemic, a statement from Thackeray's office said.
A Goa court granted interim anticipatory bail to seven officials of Fabindia, including its CEO and MD, on Thursday in connection with the voyeurism case.
In a shift from Goa government's earlier stand, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said he would not allow the controversial right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene to work in the state.
He further stated that if the Nigerians come to India to study then the state government and the police should keep a strict watch on them.
Hours after Sri Ram Sene announced plans to start its operations in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said the state government will extend the ban on the controversial right-wing outfit for 6 months.
The 'black paper', titled '10 saal anyay kaal' also alleged that issues such as rising prices, unemployment, subversion of institutions and farmers' 'distress' had plagued the country.
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